Fumimaro Konoe

PrinceAlthough – in accordance with the system adopted by the Japanese imperial government from the Meiji period through the end of WWII – the official English translation of Konoe's title was "prince", the title of  was actually a closer equivalent to "duke".  was a Japanese politician and prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1940 to 1941.

References

Other websites
Konoe biography from Spartacus Educational
Annotated bibliography for Fumimaro Konoe from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
 Fumimaro Konoe and Asian Pacific War

Category:1891 births
Category:1945 deaths
Category:Drug-related suicides
Category:Former dictators
Category:Prime ministers of Japan
Category:Politicians from Tokyo
Category:Foreign ministers of Japan